Spawn-Inc
08-13-2014, 11:02 PM
i saw a video from The Ammo Channel on youtube a month back about using matches for gunpowder and for repriming the primer, so i decided to try it.
here are his videos for the "match" 38 spl, Video 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gYPdNAp9Q0&list=PL1-1JVPGcSzg0HuM2q7_WhlMifQG5bgoi) and Video 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMGYUmYLhAo&list=PL1-1JVPGcSzg0HuM2q7_WhlMifQG5bgoi).
i resized the brass, collected the primers and removed the anvils then flattened the firing pin dent out with a flat punch as best i could. glock fired primers would be a good choice as they aren't very deep into the metal. i used about 30 red bird strike anywhere matches and cut the white part off with a razor blade. i crushed them up into a powder and was able to put about 0.02-0.03gr worth into the primer cup. i pressed it flat with a punch and cut a small piece of paper to go over the powder. i put the anvil back in and seated the primer into the sized case.
once all that was done to 3 primers i crushed up what was left of the matches and got 8.8gr of "gun powder". i split them up into 2x 4.4 charges, one for the match primer and one for a dominion small pistol primer. i used a 158gr bullet and seated and crimped as normal. hopefully i will get to the range this weekend to see how they go in my ruger blackhawk. then a good cleaning afterwords as it may be corrosive.
anyhow here are some pictures of the process.
http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo304/Spawn-Inc/Reloading/2014-08-12185331_zpsaaaf57fe.jpg
http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo304/Spawn-Inc/Reloading/2014-08-12192529_zpscb7971ba.jpg
http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo304/Spawn-Inc/Reloading/2014-08-12192643_zps902debb7.jpg
http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo304/Spawn-Inc/Reloading/2014-08-12203216_zps88ee5164.jpg
http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo304/Spawn-Inc/Reloading/2014-08-12220640_zps8a42b031.jpg
got back from the range and everything went well, pretty much like how it did with The Ammo Channel's loads. i suspect around the same velocity as his did, 400-550 FPS.
it was fun to mess around with, and would work in a pinch if for some reason you couldn't find primers or powder. but even then i would sooner mess around with stealing powder from other bullets then crush up matches all day!
video of 2 rounds going off.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4rCK6iErsE
i posted this on Canadiangunnutz, but figured i would share here as well.
here are his videos for the "match" 38 spl, Video 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gYPdNAp9Q0&list=PL1-1JVPGcSzg0HuM2q7_WhlMifQG5bgoi) and Video 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMGYUmYLhAo&list=PL1-1JVPGcSzg0HuM2q7_WhlMifQG5bgoi).
i resized the brass, collected the primers and removed the anvils then flattened the firing pin dent out with a flat punch as best i could. glock fired primers would be a good choice as they aren't very deep into the metal. i used about 30 red bird strike anywhere matches and cut the white part off with a razor blade. i crushed them up into a powder and was able to put about 0.02-0.03gr worth into the primer cup. i pressed it flat with a punch and cut a small piece of paper to go over the powder. i put the anvil back in and seated the primer into the sized case.
once all that was done to 3 primers i crushed up what was left of the matches and got 8.8gr of "gun powder". i split them up into 2x 4.4 charges, one for the match primer and one for a dominion small pistol primer. i used a 158gr bullet and seated and crimped as normal. hopefully i will get to the range this weekend to see how they go in my ruger blackhawk. then a good cleaning afterwords as it may be corrosive.
anyhow here are some pictures of the process.
http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo304/Spawn-Inc/Reloading/2014-08-12185331_zpsaaaf57fe.jpg
http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo304/Spawn-Inc/Reloading/2014-08-12192529_zpscb7971ba.jpg
http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo304/Spawn-Inc/Reloading/2014-08-12192643_zps902debb7.jpg
http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo304/Spawn-Inc/Reloading/2014-08-12203216_zps88ee5164.jpg
http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo304/Spawn-Inc/Reloading/2014-08-12220640_zps8a42b031.jpg
got back from the range and everything went well, pretty much like how it did with The Ammo Channel's loads. i suspect around the same velocity as his did, 400-550 FPS.
it was fun to mess around with, and would work in a pinch if for some reason you couldn't find primers or powder. but even then i would sooner mess around with stealing powder from other bullets then crush up matches all day!
video of 2 rounds going off.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4rCK6iErsE
i posted this on Canadiangunnutz, but figured i would share here as well.